Michael Miller's will stipulated that after his passing, his son and daughter, George and Sallie Miller would inherit Almstead and his wife Nancy to work at the plantation.
Allen Williams was said to have been a runaway slave who was left unclaimed in the county jail for four months. He claimed that his enslaver was "Armistead of Amherst Count," but this owner never claimed him. He was thus ordered to be "sold according to law."
In IAS Book 4, the partition of the lands and other property of Edward Watts, Allen is listed among the enslaved individuals that were bequeathed to Edward Watts's daughter, Alice W. Morris. A value of $1,600.00 was placed on Allen.